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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1982-5-27
pubmed:abstractText
To validate the use of 99mTc-PIPIDA in the diagnosis of biliary tract disease, 117 patients with clinical symptoms of acute cholecystitis were prospectively scanned as an initial screening test. The accuracy of the test was evaluated on the basis of surgical pathology in 59 patients. Three groups were defined: cystic duct obstruction, common duct obstruction, and normal scan. The diagnostic accuracy of the test for acute cholecystitis was 97%. Complete common duct obstruction was confirmed at surgery in 12 patients (100%). A normal scan helped to rule out acute cholecystitis. Jaundice did not influence the reliability of the method. Hepatobiliary scanning is an accurate, safe, and rapid diagnostic test for acute cholecystitis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0340-6997
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
7
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
11-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1982
pubmed:articleTitle
Hepatobiliary scanning in cholecystitis.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article